The first debate is over and according to all accounts, Governor Romney won hands down. There are a number of polls out after the debate putting Romney ahead of Obama at this point, especially in the much contested swing states. What does that mean?

To me, not much. I’ve looked into my crystal ball and – its gone dark. I believe we have reached the tipping point in this country. Where the people who vote from an emotional place, those who are making a career of living off of the government, those who are here illegally , etc out number those who understand that we can not keep spending more than we take in. And that even if we taxed the so called “rich” to the max, it’s only a drop in the bucket.

I believe we are on our way to being another Greece or Spain. And I don’t think there is anything we can do to stop it. It certainly seems like there are more people in this country who believe that we can spend our way out of this mess. All that does is continue to devalue our currency. I predict Obama will win re-election. But you know, this is a free country. And if the majority of the people want to continue down this road, I say let them get what they want. Maybe that’s the only solution. It has to get worse (and I mean much worse) before we either totally collapse or we get better. And either way, I am done. So thanks in advance to all of you who helped Obama get re-elected. I hope you get exactly what you want.

We used to live in a free society where the healthy exchange of ideas was celebrated. Where you could have a difference of opinion, agree to disagree and move on. Could the last two weeks be the time when historians look back and say “That’s when freedom and free speech died!”.

I speak of course of the great Chik-Fil-A issue. The president of Chik-Fil-A, in an interview with a baptist organization, said he supported the traditional idea of marriage. For this, government officials have said this business is not welcome in their cities (to date Chicago and Boston). They have went so far as to openly say that they would do everything in their power, through zoning, etc. to prevent them from being able to open a restaurant in their city.

Let’s set aside for a moment the issue of whether or not you agree with Mr Cathy’s position. Have we really gone so far off the rails that just because we don’t agree with someone’s position that we want to deprive them of their ability to conduct business? By all accounts Chik-Fil-A does not discriminate based on their religious views. So if you don’t agree with their position don’t go to their restaurant. End of issue. But for all their talk of tolerance, the left is most intolerant. If you don’t agree with they views you are labeled with some of the most vile labels out there. Everyone is supposed to be tolerant of the lefts view but where is their tolerance for others?

So whether you agree with their religious views or not, let’s all celebrate their right to have them and show your support by having a chicken sandwich and lemonade at Chik-Fil-A tomorrow!